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Australia puts ICT spending on ice in lead up to election

August 7, 2013 | Newsdesk
The Federal election, which has now been called for September 7, could kick-start ICT spending after months of suspended animation according to a leading recruitment agency… read more...

Australian CIOs flinch at security costs

August 6, 2013 | Newsdesk
Australian IT managers feel less secure than their overseas peers about the risk of data being lost or stolen – but they often flinch at the costs associated with fixing the problem… read more...

Social network to identify employee troublespots

August 1, 2013 | Newsdesk
A social network function able to gauge the mood and level of engagement of staff in order to allow employers to take action before the rot sets in is being developed by NewsGator… read more...
Software for not for profits

Software delivers sound results for not-for-profits

July 31, 2013 | Newsdesk
More than ever, charitable organisations and other not-for-profits need to operate on a sound business footing and technology can help… read more...

“Day of reckoning” delivers TechnologyOne win

July 31, 2013 | Newsdesk
Listed Australian software company TechnologyOne has won deals to supply its systems to 21 Western Australia government departments and agencies claiming rivals’ business models are broken. read more...

Australian business pays 50-100 percent more for ICT

July 30, 2013 | Newsdesk
A Government investigation into the prices that corporates and consumers pay for technology has confirmed that Australians pay 50-100 percent more than overseas peers for the same products… read more...

Financial services firms should follow banks’ tech lead

July 25, 2013 | Newsdesk
Superannuation funds, life insurance companies and funds managers need to lift their information technology game if they want to fulfil regulatory requirements and forge closer links with clients… read more...

Australian merchants perform e-commerce leapfrog

July 25, 2013 | Newsdesk
E-commerce specialist Magento claims that although later to online commerce than their northern hemisphere peers, Australian merchants are now leapfrogging technology to put them on par… read more...

Manufacturers fail to realise importance of ERP for customer experience

July 25, 2013 | Newsdesk
A new IDC study shows that only nine percent of leading companies have fully realised the importance of creating a customer-oriented culture and process workflows… read more...

Online marketing needs to cut through the clamour

July 23, 2013 | Newsdesk
When Australians sit in front of the TV tonight, three quarters will brandish the remote in one hand and a mobile device in the other: marketers are being challenged to cut through the clamour… read more...

CIOs struggle to control BYOD tightrope

July 18, 2013 | Newsdesk
Most Australian companies have yet to implement a policy regarding Bring Your Own Device initiatives, and even those that do tend to let the CEO off the hook, introducing high levels of risk… read more...

Enterprises yet to reap full benefit of mobility

July 18, 2013 | Newsdesk
A slavish fascination with mobile apps targeted at consumers may be robbing enterprises of the full productivity benefits that mobility has to offer… read more...

Local councils seek salvation in the cloud

July 17, 2013 | Newsdesk
Kwinana will be the second local council to move onto Civica’s new cloud computing service next Monday – the latest step in its journey from on premise, to managed service, to cloud computing… read more...

Hospitals could slash waiting times using ICT

July 16, 2013 | Newsdesk
Hospital CIOs should take a leaf out of just-in-time manufacturing’s book, harnessing ICT to streamline operations in order to dramatically slash waiting times and speed treatment… read more...

Rich pickings lurk in retail data

July 11, 2013 | Newsdesk
Listed clothing retailer Specialty Fashion Group has a team of seven managing its data, providing marketing insights, and delivering a hip pocket sales boost… read more...

Four out of five plan big data adventure

July 11, 2013 | Newsdesk
Four out of five Australian enterprises have already deployed or are planning to launch a big data analytics initiative in the coming year as they search for their secret sauce… read more...

Australia inches up the innovation ladder

July 10, 2013 | Newsdesk
Australia has managed to improve its ranking on the Global Innovation Index rising from 23rd to 19th slot this year, although the nation’s application of ICT does not rate so highly… read more...

Visa selects Australia for digital wallet rollout

July 10, 2013 | Newsdesk
Payments giant Visa has announced that Australia will be the site for the second roll-out of its V.me digital wallet with 45-plus local banks already signed up to support the endeavour… read more...

Big data adventures fail to deliver

July 4, 2013 | Newsdesk
Three quarters of Australian and New Zealand organisations claim to use big data analytics for better insight and decision support, yet so far only a handful are reporting any great success… read more...

BYOD virtualisation for 20,000 users

July 4, 2013 | Newsdesk
The University of Adelaide has successfully trialled a 500-user desktop virtualisation initiative, with plans to roll it out for 20,000 users, delivering lessons for big businesses planning for BYOD… read more...

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